Apply online from 1 September 2015

Applications for a school place will be online only from 1 September 2015. This will apply to all normal round applications for places in September 2016.

When to apply:

If your child is starting secondary school in September 2016, you must apply online between 1 September 2015 and 31 October 2015.

If your child is starting junior or middle school in September 2016, you must apply online between 1 September 2015 and 15 January 2016.

If your child is starting primary school (reception) in September 2016, you must apply online between 1 September 2015 and 16 January 2016 (applies for children born between 1 September 2011 and 31 August 2012).

Supplementary information forms (SIF's)

If you name an academy, free school, voluntary aided Catholic or voluntary aided Church of England schools amongst your preferences, you should ensure that you complete the school's Supplementary Information Form (SIF).